Historical Events In 1983

Apr 15   Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 in the year 1983.  

Apr 15   In the year 1983 tokyo Disneyland opens  

Apr 16   Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 17   First National Coin Week begins in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   In Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   India launched its first satellite in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   Wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game in the year 1983.  

Apr 18   A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon in the year 1983.  

Apr 18   On this day in history alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies  

Apr 18   On this day in history joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon  

Apr 18   KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) on this day in history.  

Apr 18   N G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 in the year 1983.  

Apr 19   On this day in history lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74  

Apr 20   On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies  

Apr 20   In the year 1983 soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock  

Apr 21   In the year 1983 soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?]  

Apr 21   On this day in history walter Slezak actor, commits suicide at his NY home at 80  

Apr 22   On this day in history earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies  

Apr 22   Soyuz T-8 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

Apr 22   In the year 1983 stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax)  

Apr 23   Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 in the year 1983.  

Apr 25   On this day in history "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour  

Apr 25   On this day in history yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR  

Apr 26   In the year 1983 bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81  

Apr 26   In the year 1983 bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81  

Apr 26   In the year 1983 dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1200 for first time  

Apr 26   In the year 1983 vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72  

Apr 27   In the year 1983 nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson  

Apr 28   In the year 1983 ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies  

Apr 29   In the year 1983 harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor  

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Apr 28   In the year 1983 birth of roger Johnson, English footballer  

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger  

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.  

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born on this day in history.  

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born in the year 1983.  

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player  

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.  

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born in the year 1983.  

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.  

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 in the year 1983.  

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 in the year 1983.  

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1983 death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)  

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1983 meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71